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365 in 2010

SundayThe family gathered again for the traditional Boxing Day Barbecue.

MondayMy darling Husband and I left for a quick jaunt to the Beach for his family (ish) reunion.

TuesdayIt was raining in Pauanui. Excellent beach weather.

WednesdayIt didn’t rain on Wednesday! But it was still cold for most of the day! Fan-fucking-tastic.Actually it was really nice. I sat in the sun on the mostly sheltered balcony outside Craig and my bedroom and read and read and read. Craig went diving with his father and brothers, and his mother went to the beach with his aunt.In the afternoon the family gathered at an adventure … place. There was a flying fox and clay pigeon shooting and a lot of better and tequila. The last two pretty much summed up the family reunion. It was fun.

ThursdayIt rained. Again.

FridayMount Ruapehu and the Desert Road.(Can you see the scary clown face on the mountain?)The last day of 2010 was spent driving and driving and driving and … wait for it … driving some more.Upon arriving home we hosted a very chilled out New Years Eve party. All that we could manage after 8 hours driving.

SaturdayThe first day of 2011 was celebrated with a last minute barbecue and later on, a lot of dancing to terrible/awesome music.It was all in celebration of this lovely lady, my favourite Kat. She’s visiting all the way from Edinburgh and I was so so pleased to see her. She’s amazing.

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Did you notice? I went through from 2010 to 2011. Which means … I managed all the photos for 2010!And yes, I’m going to try and do the same for 2011.I know you’re excited. I sure am.

SundayIt was pouring with rain and surprisingly chilly. Perfect for lounging around watching West Wing (yes, still).

MondayMy instax and the Beehive – I was creating a gift tag.

TuesdayI was actually just trying to get a shot of the rain drops on the ivy. Luckily I didn’t even notice the huge fucking moth until downloading the photos from my camera. Just thinking about it makes me shudder.

ThursdayFor morning tea on my final day at work I made chocolate cupcakes with peppermint cream cheese icing topped with a piece of candy cane. Luckily noone noticed that the wrappers were covered with chili peppers. I figured they were red and green and white and that was CLOSE ENOUGH.

FridayThe family came to Park Place for desserts on Christmas Eve. Charlotte provided gingerbread cookies and little tubes of icing so we could ice our own.I chose the very christmassy Rothko. It made sense at the time.

SaturdayMore food. I know. But the smoked salmon filoettes my darling mother made were amazing. And the tapenade ones in the background? a pretty contrast.

SundaySunday as Laundry day. I hate having so many things to hand wash.

MondayI also tidied up all my jewellery. This drawer is just filled with the stuff fancy enough to warrant remaining in their boxes. I also have two muji jewellery boxes and the hooks on my wall for long necklaces. In short? I have a lot of jewellery.But I love it all.

TuesdayThe last day of Craig’s handlebar moustache.

WednesdayNamaste from Bangalore!I donated to the lovely Sarah Von of Yes and Yes and received a little package in return.

ThursdayFlowering Flax behind the Beehive.

FridayI spent too long on my hair and couldn’t have breakfast at home. So I ate what was essentially a LOT of sugar in the guise of Wishbone Berry and Custard.

SundayIt was the 21st November but I started decorating for Christmas. In my case this just meant putting out a vase of candy canes.

MondayA Koi Carp kite. That is all.

TuesdayDawn at Park Place.

WednesdayLearning lines. For the usual Summer Shakespeare audition. Only this time? I really care. Eep.

Thursday*I’m usually really quite heartless about these things but the Pike River disaster made me so so sad.

FridayWellington Train Station. Late. Again.

SaturdayPost-audition gelato (Pistachio!) with my mama, sister, and a lovely Nun.Yep. She called me Sue and said I was pretty. Also, she told us about how she “buried” her dog by dumping the body off the end of a wharf. And no, she didn’t see why that was illegal.

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* Also? Unfortunate juxtaposition. Explosion at Pike River next to explosion at Mt Ruapehu.